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MI Prop 2 - Independent Redistricting Commission

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> United States > Michigan > Initiatives and Referenda > 2018 Initiatives and Referenda > MI Prop 2 - Independent Redistricting

Office

Referendum

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Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

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Polls Open

November 06, 2018 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 06, 2018 - 07:00pm Central

Term Start

January 01, 2019 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 01, 2999 - 12:00pm

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Last Modified

RBH November 27, 2018 01:12am

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Description

Proposal 2 would transfer the power to draw the state's congressional and legislative districts from the state legislature to a 13-member independent redistricting commission. The ballot initiative would require four of the commissioners to be Democrats, four to be Republicans, and five to be independents or members of third parties. The affirmative votes of at least seven members, including a minimum of two Democrats, two Republicans, and two members not affiliated with the major parties, would be needed to pass a redistricting plan. Proposal 2 would require commissioners to prioritize specific criteria, including compliance with federal laws; equal population sizes; geographic contiguousness; demographics and communities of similar historical, cultural, or economic interests; no advantages to political parties; no advantages to incumbents; municipal boundaries; and compactness.

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